PerplexityBot is Perplexity's web crawler that retrieves content cited in Perplexity's answers. Perplexity is an answer-first search engine, so PerplexityBot citation directly translates to user-visible attribution and traffic. PerplexityBot should always be allowed for AEO.
Perplexity prominently displays numbered citations alongside its answers. Each citation is a clickable source link. PerplexityBot is the crawler that makes your content eligible for those slots.
Ensure robots.txt does not Disallow PerplexityBot. Ship strong Article schema, FAQPage schema and llms.txt. These give PerplexityBot exactly the structured information it needs to surface your content in answers.
Use the AI Agent Readiness Check which tests crawler access for PerplexityBot and reports any blocking.
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